Final 2009-10 Broadcast Primetime Show Average Viewership

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In a series of posts, I will post Live + Same Day adults 18-49 ratings, Live + Same Day viewership, plus Live + 7 day ratings. All of these posts will include measurements for only original episodes, not repeats, for all shows with at least 2 original telecasts.

2009-10 Broadcast Primetime Shows Ranked By Live + Same Day Average Viewership

Rank

Show

Net

Day

Time

# Telecasts

18-49 Rating (Live+SD)

Avg. Viewers (000s, Live+SD)

1

AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY

FOX

Tue

8:00 PM

20

8.3

22,974

2

AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY

FOX

Wed

VAR

20

7.7

21,951

3

CBS NFL NATL POST GUN

CBS

Sun

VAR

7

6.3

19,509

4

NCIS

CBS

Tue

8:00 PM

24

4.1

19,327

5

DANCING WITH THE STARS

ABC

Mon

8:00 PM

20

4.2

19,125

6

NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NBC

Sun

VAR

14

7.2

18,738

7

UNDERCOVER BOSS

CBS

Sun

VAR

8

6.1

17,807

8

FOX NFL SUNDAY-POST GUN 1

FOX

Sun

VAR

8

6.5

16,827

9

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

CBS

Tue

9:00 PM

24

3.5

16,082

10

MENTALIST, THE

CBS

Thu

VAR

23

3.4

15,368

11

TWO AND A HALF MEN

CBS

Mon

9:00 PM

22

4.9

14,945

12

CSI

CBS

Thu

VAR

23

3.4

14,918

13

DANCING W/STARS RESULTS

ABC

Tue

VAR

18

3.1

14,811

14

BIG BANG THEORY, THE

CBS

Mon

VAR

23

5.3

14,143

15

SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK

NBC

Sun

8:22 PM

14

4.9

13,852

16

CRIMINAL MINDS

CBS

Wed

9:00 PM

23

3.6

13,695

17

GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM

ABC

Thu

9:00 PM

22

4.8

13,259

18

GOOD WIFE, THE

CBS

Tue

VAR

23

2.7

13,123

19

60 MINUTES

CBS

Sun

VAR

31

2.4

13,075

20

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

ABC

Sun

9:00 PM

23

4.2

12,823

21

OT, THE

FOX

Sun

VAR

7

5.0

12,820

22

HOUSE

FOX

Mon

VAR

21

4.9

12,763

23

CSI: NY

CBS

Wed

VAR

23

3.0

12,662

24

CSI: MIAMI

CBS

Mon

VAR

24

3.6

12,653

25

SURVIVOR: HEROES-VILLAINS

CBS

Thu

8:00 PM

12

3.9

12,599

26

SURVIVOR: SAMOA

CBS

Thu

8:00 PM

12

3.8

12,339

27

BACHELOR, THE

ABC

Mon

8:00 PM

9

4.0

11,597

28

AMAZING RACE 15

CBS

Sun

VAR

11

3.4

11,137

29

AMAZING RACE 16

CBS

Sun

VAR

11

3.2

10,404

30

CASTLE

ABC

Mon

VAR

24

2.6

10,254

31

LOST

ABC

Tue

9:00 PM

15

4.3

10,084

32

BONES

FOX

Thu

8:00 PM

21

2.9

10,018

33

FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3

NBC

Sun

VAR

14

3.5

9,840

34

V

ABC

Tue

VAR

5

3.4

9,747

35

BIGGEST LOSER 8

NBC

Tue

VAR

12

3.7

9,614

36

COLD CASE

CBS

Sun

VAR

20

2.2

9,550

37

MODERN FAMILY

ABC

Wed

9:00 PM

24

3.8

9,389

38

GLEE

FOX

VAR

VAR

17

4.0

9,335

39

24

FOX

VAR

VAR

20

2.9

9,308

40

ROMANTICALLY CHALLENGED

ABC

Mon

9:32 PM

4

2.4

9,270

41

EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P

ABC

Sun

VAR

24

2.7

9,255

42

PRIVATE PRACTICE

ABC

Thu

VAR

21

3.3

9,154

43

BROTHERS & SISTERS

ABC

Sun

VAR

23

2.9

9,067

44

LAW AND ORDER:SVU

NBC

Wed

VAR

22

2.7

8,807

45

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER

CBS

Mon

8:00 PM

24

3.5

8,729

46

BIGGEST LOSER 9

NBC

Tue

VAR

19

3.4

8,660

47

NUMB3RS

CBS

Fri

VAR

16

1.8

8,274

48

HUMAN TARGET

FOX

VAR

VAR

11

2.4

8,225

49

THREE RIVERS

CBS

Sun

VAR

8

1.8

7,961

50

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

CBS

Mon

VAR

13

3.0

7,915

51

ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE

CBS

VAR

VAR

18

2.9

7,821

52

OFFICE

NBC

Thu

9:00 PM

23

4.0

7,799

53

MEDIUM

CBS

Fri

VAR

22

1.8

7,789

54

GHOST WHISPERER

CBS

Fri

8:00 PM

22

1.9

7,766

55

AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS

ABC

Sun

VAR

23

2.0

7,678

56

FAMILY GUY

FOX

Sun

VAR

19

3.9

7,611

57

LIE TO ME

FOX

Mon

VAR

10

2.7

7,386

58

HELL’S KITCHEN

FOX

Tue

8:00 PM

4

3.5

7,385

59

APPRENTICE 9

NBC

Sun

9:00 PM

11

2.8

7,372

60

FLASHFORWARD

ABC

Thu

8:00 PM

20

2.2

7,255

61

SIMPSONS

FOX

Sun

VAR

23

3.4

7,092

62

COUGAR TOWN

ABC

Wed

9:30 PM

24

2.9

7,011

63

LAW AND ORDER

NBC

VAR

VAR

20

1.6

6,992

64

DATELINE FRI

NBC

Fri

VAR

25

1.5

6,913

65

MIDDLE, THE

ABC

Wed

8:30 PM

23

2.3

6,899

66

OLD CHRISTINE

CBS

Wed

8:00 PM

21

2.0

6,741

67

GARY UNMARRIED

CBS

Wed

8:30 PM

17

2.2

6,648

68

MIAMI MEDICAL

CBS

Fri

10:00 PM

8

1.3

6,604

69

FORGOTTEN, THE

ABC

Tue

VAR

15

1.8

6,490

70

FIND MY FAMILY

ABC

Mon

VAR

5

1.7

6,438

71

PARENTHOOD

NBC

Tue

10:00 PM

13

2.6

6,393

72

CLEVELAND

FOX

Sun

VAR

19

3.1

6,384

73

HANK

ABC

Wed

8:00 PM

5

1.6

6,364

74

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE

NBC

Fri

8:00 PM

7

1.5

6,348

75

SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED

FOX

Wed

8:00 PM

11

2.4

6,347

76

MERCY

NBC

Wed

VAR

22

1.6

6,329

77

20/20-FRI

ABC

Fri

10:00 PM

32

1.7

6,274

78

SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL

ABC

Sat

VAR

9

1.9

6,270

79

FRINGE

FOX

Thu

9:00 PM

21

2.3

6,252

80

48 HOURS MYSTERY

CBS

Sat

VAR

28

1.4

6,130

81

JAY LENO SHOW-TUE

NBC

Tue

10:01 PM

18

2.0

6,032

82

CHUCK

NBC

Mon

8:00 PM

16

2.1

5,991

83

AMERICAN DAD

FOX

Sun

VAR

17

2.9

5,940

84

COPS 2

FOX

Sat

VAR

2

2.0

5,938

85

SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-TUE

FOX

Tue

VAR

10

2.4

5,933

86

30 ROCK

NBC

Thu

VAR

20

2.8

5,880

87

MARRIAGE REF

NBC

VAR

VAR

12

2.4

5,860

88

MINUTE TO WIN IT

NBC

Sun

8:00 PM

9

1.9

5,754

89

V-TUE

ABC

Tue

10:02 PM

8

2.3

5,718

90

PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO

ABC

Fri

9:00 PM

3

1.8

5,684

91

DEEP END, THE

ABC

Thu

8:00 PM

6

1.4

5,351

92

TRAUMA

NBC

Mon

9:00 PM

18

1.7

5,247

93

HEROES

NBC

Mon

VAR

17

2.3

5,206

94

JAY LENO SHOW-WED

NBC

Wed

10:01 PM

18

1.5

5,176

95

AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK

FOX

Sat

VAR

27

1.7

5,172

96

JAY LENO SHOW-FRI

NBC

Fri

10:01 PM

16

1.3

5,152

97

COMMUNITY

NBC

Thu

VAR

24

2.1

4,990

98

EASTWICK

ABC

Wed

VAR

11

1.7

4,952

99

J. OLIVER’S FOOD REVOLUTN

ABC

Fri

9:00 PM

5

1.7

4,924

100

FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2

NBC

Sun

7:30 PM

15

1.8

4,898

101

COPS

FOX

Sat

8:00 PM

23

1.6

4,831

102

SHARK TANK

ABC

VAR

VAR

8

1.5

4,814

103

SNL WKND UPDATE-PRIME

NBC

Thu

8:00 PM

2

1.8

4,800

104

JAY LENO SHOW-THU

NBC

Thu

10:01 PM

18

1.5

4,763

105

DATELINE SUN-7PM

NBC

Sun

VAR

11

1.0

4,700

106

JAY LENO SHOW-MON

NBC

Mon

10:01 PM

20

1.4

4,668

107

SUPERNANNY

ABC

Fri

8:00 PM

12

1.3

4,617

108

PARKS AND RECREATION

NBC

Thu

8:30 PM

23

2.1

4,599

109

UGLY BETTY

ABC

VAR

VAR

18

1.4

4,482

110

PAST LIFE

FOX

Thu

9:00 PM

2

1.3

4,409

111

SAT NIGHT FTBL PRE-GAME

ABC

Sat

8:00 PM

9

1.1

4,284

112

SONS OF TUCSON

FOX

Sun

VAR

3

2.0

4,117

113

HAPPY TOWN

ABC

Wed

10:01 PM

3

1.3

4,037

114

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

NBC

Fri

8:00 PM

3

1.2

3,848

115

KITCHEN NIGHTMARES

FOX

Fri

VAR

9

1.6

3,816

116

SCRUBS

ABC

Tue

9:00 PM

7

1.6

3,791

117

WIFE SWAP

ABC

Fri

8:00 PM

6

1.2

3,675

118

VAMPIRE DIARIES

CW

Thu

8:00 PM

20

1.7

3,600

119

ABC SATURDAY MOVIE

ABC

Sat

8:00 PM

2

1.2

3,545

120

SCRUBS-TUE 8PM

ABC

Tue

8:00 PM

2

1.3

3,490

121

AMERICA’S TOP MODEL-8

CW

Wed

8:00 PM

11

1.5

3,288

122

AMERICA’S TOP MODEL 7

CW

Wed

8:00 PM

9

1.5

3,279

123

FOOTBALL NT AMERICA P1SUS

NBC

Sun

7:00 PM

15

0.9

3,230

124

BETTER OFF TED

ABC

Tue

9:30 PM

7

1.1

2,928

125

SUPERNATURAL

CW

Thu

9:00 PM

20

1.2

2,641

126

TIL DEATH-SUN 7:30P

FOX

Sun

VAR

8

1.0

2,619

127

BETTER OFF TED-TUE 8:30PM

ABC

Tue

8:30 PM

3

1.0

2,554

128

BROTHERS

FOX

Fri

8:00 PM

4

0.9

2,397

129

SMALLVILLE

CW

Fri

8:00 PM

21

1.0

2,375

130

ONE TREE HILL-MON

CW

Mon

8:00 PM

21

1.1

2,278

131

DOLLHOUSE

FOX

Fri

VAR

9

0.8

2,172

132

TIL DEATH-SUN 7P

FOX

Sun

VAR

15

0.8

2,157

133

TIL DEATH

FOX

Fri

8:31 PM

3

0.7

2,153

134

BROTHERS-SUN 7P

FOX

Sun

VAR

7

0.8

2,066

135

GOSSIP GIRL-MON

CW

Mon

9:00 PM

21

1.1

2,018

136

LIFE UNEXPECTED

CW

Mon

VAR

13

0.9

2,012

137

90210

CW

Tue

8:00 PM

20

0.9

1,820

138

MELROSE PLACE

CW

Tue

9:00 PM

16

0.7

1,292

139

FLY GIRLS

CW

Wed

9:00 PM

7

0.4

1,022

140

HIGH SOCIETY

CW

Wed

9:30 PM

8

0.4

883

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VAR = various timeslots

Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day(Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.